The Pure Pod

Tune in for all your health, lifestyle, injury rehab, and sports medicine information and advice.

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Injuries happen every day and can dramatically impact your life, job, activities and chosen sports. We are on a mission to empower people to live the active lives that everyone deserves, whether you consider yourself an elite athlete or not.

Pure Sports Medicine is the UK’s leading provider of musculoskeletal, sport and exercise medicine, providing access to the highest standards of non-surgical medical care delivered by our team of world-class specialists working together all under one roof. Our team approach means efficient and effective treatment with same day referrals where needed to ensure you have the exact people around you that you need.

In this podcast we hand the mic to our team of experts including, Physiotherapists, Sport & Exercise Medicine consultants, Nutritionists, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Soft Tissue Therapists and many more, to bring you the most up-to-date information and advice to help you achieve your sporting or fitness goals. We’ll give you tips on avoiding injury and managing new or ongoing conditions with the goal of helping you get back to your best. 

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Episode 1: An Introduction to Multidisciplinary Care #

A multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to treatment involves professionals from a range of fields to produce a comprehensive recovery plan for an athlete or patient. This has become common practice in the treatment of many different illnesses and conditions. 

On the inaugural episode of our new podcast, we speak to Pure Sport Medicine’s Chief Clinical Officer, Claire Small, and Medical Director, Dr John Etherington, to explain this concept in more detail.

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Episode 2: An Introduction to Women’s Health #

Multiple studies show that women’s pain is often undertreated compared to men; for example a study by the American Heart Association found that women waited 29% longer to be evaluated for heart attack when reporting chest pain, meaning many conditions are under discussion in the public realm, or worse yet, mistreated.

In this podcast, we’ll look at the treatment options available to women and how exercise and diet can be tailored to mitigate symptoms and improve general well being. We’re joined by Dietician & Performance Nutritionist, Dr Linia Patel, and Head of Women’s Health and specialist musculoskeletal & Pelvic health physiotherapist, Aisling Freir.

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Episode 3: Achieving your fitness goals in winter: Training for Marathons and Hyrox #

Long distance running is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the UK with over 800,000 people applying for 2025 London Marathon, and Hyrox has proven a cultural phenomenon over the past couple of years with 200,000-plus racers taking part in a 2024 race.

Preparing for events like these can be overwhelming, especially during the cooler season. Physiotherapist and Ultra-runner, Dawn Nunes, and Podiatrist and running enthusiast, Ian Griffiths, offers their tips for maintaining motivation for training over the winter months, plus training strategies for both marathon training and Hyrox preparation.

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Episode 4: Preventing injury & maximising performance in winter sports #

For many, jetting off to the slopes in the midst of the winter months is a real boost of fun and excitement. However it’s important to note that there is an inherent risk of injury, particularly to the lower body. 

Physiotherapists Tom Ulset and Charlotte Vaile, explain how winter sport enthusiasts can mitigate the risks of injuries, supporting exercises to prioritise and what gold standard care look like when injuries do hit.